A Dance Like Flame by Tammy Blackwell

Author:Tammy Blackwell [Blackwell, Tammy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1544650264
Google: _jG8AQAACAAJ
Amazon: B06WWLX8KY
Publisher: And Devils, Too
Published: 2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

The sun was rising when Hattie Pearson, the Duchess of Sidhe, signed her final letter. Through the open doorway she could see her husband's large, golden body sprawled in the bed they'd shared until her stomach became so large she found it impossible to sleep without being propped up on all sides with pillows. Despite her absence from the bed, Jack stayed on his side with the exception of one foot, which was kicked out well below where her shorter body normally rested.

Sometimes it scared her how much she loved him.

Often it scared her more how much he loved her.

Her fingers trailed down the stack of envelopes all sealed and ready to deliver. She'd shed at least a million silent tears composing them. She could feel the puffiness around her eyes that resulted from too little sleep and far too much weeping.

A jerking sensation in her stomach stole her breath and told her the time for quiet reflection was over. She stashed the notes in a drawer, the one she'd already told Ida to look in once the time came. Then, she rang for the woman in question. Moments later, as if she'd been anticipating the early morning call, her maid appeared. Her clear blue eyes were set in a face wrinkled with age and filled with concern.

"What can I do for you this morning, Your Grace?"

"It's time, Ida," Hattie said as another pain caused her to curl around the stomach housing her unborn baby. "Send for Mr. Nash."

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